Henby walcott



(No Model.)

E. WALGOTT.

COVER FOR SAP BUGKETS.

Patentd 001;. 9, 1888.

STATES ilNiTE PATEN Erren-o COVER FOR SAP-BUCKETS.

PBCIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,728, dated @cteber9,1888.

Application tiled May 3l, 188B.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY WALco'rr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of i/Vindsor and State of Vermont,have invented anew and useful Improvement in Covers for Sap-Buckets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention is a cover for sap-buckets, and has especial reference toimprovements on the device for which Letters Patent No. 380,958 weregranted to me April l0, '1888; andit consists in certain novel featureshereinafter de scribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sap-bucket, of ordinary construction,hung to a sap-spout 'in the tree and provided with a cover illus- Fig. 2is a perspective Fig. 31s a re- Fig. 4t is a trating the invention. viewof the cover detached. versed plan view of the cover. transversesection.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates a sap-bucket, ofordinary construction, provided on one side, just below its wired andbeaded rim n, with the opening c', in which is engaged a hook, I),depending from the sapspout B, the upper end of which is inserted in anauger-hole in the tree.

C designates the cover, consisting ofthe opposite segmental wings, D D,of equal size, and provided on their edges lwith the depending ange's ec, to stiften the edge and to shed water from the cover, and theupstanding central portion or hood, E, with the top e, which may beflat, but is preferably somewhat conveX upwardly, and the downwardly andout wardly inclined sides c', which connect it integrally with thewings. The said central portion or hood, E, forms both a hood and asapstream director, and its ends e2 project outward beyond thecorresponding parts of the rim of the bucket, and have curved edges thatcontinue the curve of the edge of the bucket, so that when the latter issuspended from the spout the adjacent end projects a sutlicient distanceover the end thereof to cover and proteet the issuing sap.

The cover is rendered quickly and easily detachable from the bucket bythe following means:

F F are stout wires wrapped in the end Serial No. 275,601. (No model.)

edges of the hood E, which is turned up over them. The ends of saidwires are bent into inwardly standing hooks f, that project under andhold on the beaded rim a of the sapbucket. The wires project upward andoutward from their hooked ends along the adjoining edges of the inclinedsides c of the hood, and thence along the edge of the top thereof,having the bends f at the junctions of the said top and sides. Thesebends form the wires into strong springs, which hold the hooked end rmlyagainst the rim e and prevent the detachment of the cover, the bendsforcing the hooks toward each other. rlhe cover may, however, be quicklyand readily detached by forcing the sides e slightly apart at one'end,

upon whichthe adjacent hooks will spring oit?`` the rim a; or, if thesap bucket is of metal, its edge between said hooks may be forced inwardto effect the same purpose. The cover is attached to the bucket in thesame manner.

G is an ice-guard composed of wire and provided with the arms g, bent atright angles to its transverse central portion, which is journaled in asleeve, g', secured transversely to the under surface of the top of thehood, near one end thereof. When it is desired to use said guard, it isturned down until the ends rest against the inner surface of theadjacent part of the rim, thus dividing the open end of the hood intothree nearly equal portions.

The ice guard is preferably on the end of the hood opposite thatcovering the opening c.

In operation, when the sap is poured from the bucket into thecollecting-pail, the sides of the hood prevent the stream of sap fromextending beyond theni upon the rim a, and the top and sides form asolid stream of the sap and properly direct the saine.

In cold weather the ice-guard is turned down, as described, and preventsany ice that may have formed on the sap from entering thecollecting-pail or a funnel, when filling barrels. If desired, theice-guard may be dispensed with. The bends of the wires at f can besprung in or out to it the cover to buckets of different diameters.

Having described my invention, I claim-- The combination, with thesap-bucket,v0f

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2' seofiee the eoyer consisting of the segmental wings I), In testimonythat I claim the foregoing as my having the depending Hang-es c, and thehood own I have hereto affixed my signature in pres- E, with the top c,and ontWmd1y-projeeting ence of two witnesses.

ends e2 and inclined sides c', and the spring HENRY \VALCOT'A`. 5 WiresF, wrapped in the edges of the hood havqWitnesses:

ing' the bends j" and hooked ends f, eubstan- GARDNER L. CHALFEE,

tial] y as specified. EMEUNE A. CHAFFEE.

